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Mom
by Ann Fouts 29 Apr '17

29 Apr '17

I took Mom to her cancer treatment today. She weighed 105.2 lbs! When she started this in June she weighed 92 lbs. This is great progress for our tiny little mom. Annie

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Poppa
by Ann Fouts 23 Apr '17

23 Apr '17

Tonight Poppa won't have any family staying with him since overnight visitors aren't allowed at the rehab center. Since the past two nights have been filled with pain & lacking sleep he's very uneasy about this. Mom's worried about this also. Please keep him in your prayers tonight. Love, Annie

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Transfer Belt
by Blaine S Gardner 20 Apr '17

20 Apr '17

Elaine just found a transfer belt, so we won't need to buy one of those. Blaine

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Papa update
by Barb Gmail 19 Apr '17

19 Apr '17

Kennedy, the Hospitalist came to visit with us. Papa has a partial tear in his Quad Ligament. He has a Posthorn Meniscus tear. He also has a Ruptured Baker Cyst. All in his right leg. With all that, no wonder he's hurting. Just now Dr Tyson came in. No surgery. Can't tell if the tears are old or not. Pain would indicate at least some of it is new. They will give him a knee imobilizer that will help with pain when he is up/walking. Don't need to wear it while sitting/sleeping. He is set to go to orchard cove tomorrow. 👍🏻They did a chest X-ray cause Kennedy (hospitalist)wanted to make sure there was no pneumonia before she releases him. They can usually keep them there at orchard cove 2-3weeks, depending on his progress.

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Dad
by Carol Carroll 18 Apr '17

18 Apr '17

Dad had a CT of his right knee and hip this morning. They are looking for possible causes of the severe pain and inability to bear any weight on that leg. They opted not to transfer him to a wheelchair because of how severe his pain is (and how difficult it is to move him) and wheeled his bed down to CT. Dad was glad for that. We are still waiting for CT results. Dad has had very little appetite. (The food looks nasty! 😜 Blech!) So if you come see him ... sneak in yummy food! We have not seen a doctor yet today.

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Papa
by Barb Gmail 18 Apr '17

18 Apr '17

I'm here this morning at the hospital with Mom and Dad. Val spent the night here. The nurse practitioner, Sammy was in. MRI says quad muscle on his leg is torn. It hooks to the patella? The quad muscle is only fixed with surgery, not sure if they would consider doing surgery at his age, but the Dr will be in this afternoon. No food or water till after seeing the Dr today in case they decide to do surgery today. He just had pain meds, which is good cause no food or water now, since the Dr won't be in till this afternoon. He wanted to sit up so they've moved him to his chair (no easy task). He and mom are sitting holding hands now.

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Re: [Dad & Mom] About Dad
by Ann Fouts 16 Apr '17

16 Apr '17

Thanks! On Apr 15, 2017 11:58 PM, "M Hayes" <maryghayes(a)gmail.com> wrote: Thank you! Especially for the room number. His angel, Lindsey, is going to visit him tomorrow and needed his room #. Please tell him she's coming. It'll put a twinkle in his eyes. Love, Mar On Sun, Apr 16, 2017 at 12:46 AM Ann Fouts <ann.fouts(a)gmail.com> wrote: > He learned about that beeping pretty quickly. And yes, all staff knows > about his cookies & ice cream special diet! 😀 > > One of the cutest things was watching Zach teach Poppa how to work the > remote control. It controls the lights, bed, and tv! > > I'm home now. Blaine is staying the night with Dad at the hospital. Blaine > & Val gave Dad a blessing at Mom's request. > > Dad will have another CT scan in the morning. Today he had xrays on his > knee & hip and CT scan on tailbone. Tomorrow's CT scan will be on knee & > hip again. The Drs didn't feel they had enough info yet. > > Happy Easter! > Love, Annie > > Dad's in room 443 > > > > On Apr 15, 2017 9:23 PM, "M Hayes" <maryghayes(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Tell him that first off, he has a finger like E.T. & 2nd that it'll beep. > And beep, and it won't stop. (What happens if he unplugs this). > > Thanks for the info & for taking care of him. (the hospital has been > notified of his special diet?🍨🍦🍧) > > > > On Sat, Apr 15, 2017 at 10:11 PM Ann Fouts <ann.fouts(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> The CT scan on his lower back showed no fractures. We just spoke with the >> hospitalist (admitting doctor) who is working to admit Dad. He wants to do >> more scans tomorrow. >> Val & Zach are here. I'm going up to the house to let Mom know Dad's >> being admitted. >> Annie >> >> On Apr 15, 2017 8:07 PM, "Ann Fouts" <ann.fouts(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Xrays show no fractures. Dad asked, "Then why am I hurting?" Dr isn't >> satisfied & wants more info. He ordered a CAT scan & we're waiting for >> those results. >> >> On Apr 15, 2017 6:01 PM, "Ann Fouts" <ann.fouts(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> "I wonder what will happen if I unplug this." >>> >>> On Apr 15, 2017 5:17 PM, "Ann Fouts" <ann.fouts(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hey siblings, >>>> On Thursday while Dad was in the bathroom a grab bar broke while he was >>>> putting weight on it. He didn't fall, but stumbled to catch his balance. He >>>> made it back to his chair, but has had increasing pain in his right knee >>>> and hip. Yesterday and today he's been unable to put weight on his right >>>> side. He said it feels like if he does his bones will shatter. The pain is >>>> getting increasingly worse. >>>> Dad really felt like he couldn't go on hurting like that and it's >>>> concerning that he can't bear weight. So Matt & I are with Dad at >>>> Lakeview's ER. He's had some IV pain meds & is now getting xrays. He was in >>>> better spirits as they were taking him back for crags. >>>> I'll keep you posted as things progress. >>>> Love, >>>> Annie >>>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> GardnerSiblings mailing list >> GardnerSiblings(a)mailman.xmission.com >> https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gardnersiblings >> > > _______________________________________________ > GardnerSiblings mailing list > GardnerSiblings(a)mailman.xmission.com > https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gardnersiblings > > > _______________________________________________ > GardnerSiblings mailing list > GardnerSiblings(a)mailman.xmission.com > https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gardnersiblings > _______________________________________________ GardnerSiblings mailing list GardnerSiblings(a)mailman.xmission.com https://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gardnersiblings

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About Dad
by Ann Fouts 16 Apr '17

16 Apr '17

Hey siblings, On Thursday while Dad was in the bathroom a grab bar broke while he was putting weight on it. He didn't fall, but stumbled to catch his balance. He made it back to his chair, but has had increasing pain in his right knee and hip. Yesterday and today he's been unable to put weight on his right side. He said it feels like if he does his bones will shatter. The pain is getting increasingly worse. Dad really felt like he couldn't go on hurting like that and it's concerning that he can't bear weight. So Matt & I are with Dad at Lakeview's ER. He's had some IV pain meds & is now getting xrays. He was in better spirits as they were taking him back for crags. I'll keep you posted as things progress. Love, Annie

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Easter Sunday
by Barb Gmail 11 Apr '17

11 Apr '17

We are gathering at Papa and Grandmas for our Egg hunt and dinner at 5:00 on Sunday! ☀️ Bring a pot-luck item (or 2) for dinner.🍲 Bring candy filled eggs to hide.🐣 (The more you bring the more they can find.😊) Please note... One of the grandkids has a PEANUT ALLERGY so let's do a PEANUT FREE Easter if we can. Please spread the word to your individual families.

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